FSU could be in contention for a spot in the Orange Bowl in Miami if it remains ahead of Louisville in the CFP rankings, which bowl committees turn to when deciding participants.

Despite a head-to-head blowout loss to Louisville earlier this season, the Seminoles have finished 2016 with four straight victories, while the Cardinals have lost their last two games of the regular season.

The committee's interpretation of the rankings has been a constant issue in the first two seasons of the College Football Playoff.

But the latest rankings show the committee values performance in the final month over the matchup between both teams.